Mrs Jillian Blackman - Researcher Profile

Biography

Jill Blackman (nee Ikin) completed her PhD on 'War stressors, mental health and well-being outcomes in Australian veterans and service personnel' in 2007, after receiving a NHMRC Public Health Scholarship. She had a major role managing several aspects of the 2000-2003 Gulf War Veterans’ Health Study, including the recruitment of participants, training of data collectors, development of the Military Service Experiences questionnaire and investigating psychological health outcomes.  She was also a key investigator on the Korean War Veterans’ Health Study.  Dr Blackman has also been involved in the Healthwise Study of occupational diseases in Australian Aluminium industry workers, an international study of mobile phone exposure in school children, and a study of the feasibility of establishing a national cohort study of the health of Australian Firefighters.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2008

ARTS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2005

BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH SCIENCE

Institution: Unknown

Year awarded: 2005

Publications

Journal Articles

Ikin, J., Creamer, M.C., Sim, M., McKenzie, D., 2010, Comorbidity of PTSD and depression in Korean War veterans: Prevalence, predictors, and impairment, Journal of Affective Disorders [P], vol 125, issue 1-3, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 279-286.

McKenzie, D., Creamer, M., Kelsall, H., Forbes, A., Blackman, J., Sim, M., McFarlane, A., 2010, Temporal relationships between Gulf War deployment and subsequent psychological disorders in Royal Australian Navy Gulf War veterans., Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology [P], vol 45, issue 9, Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag, Germany, pp. 843-852.

Ikin, J.F., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Horsley, K.W., Wilson, E.J., Harrex, W.K., Moore, M.R., Jelfs, P., Henderson, S., 2009, Life satisfaction and quality in Korean War veterans five decades after the war, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health [P], vol 63, BMJ, London UK, pp. 359-365.

Kelsall, H., McKenzie, D.P., Sim, M.R., Leder, K.S., Ross, J., Forbes, A.B., Ikin, J.F., 2008, Comparison of self-reported and recorded vaccinations and health effects in Australian Gulf War veterans, Vaccine, vol 26, issue 33, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 4290-4297.

Ikin, J.F., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Horsley, K.W., Wilson, E.J., Moore, M.R., Jelfs, P., Harrex, W.K., Henderson, S., 2007, Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in Korean War veterans 50 years after the war, British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 190, issue 6, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, pp. 475-483.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Ikin, J.F., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Glass, D.C., Ittak, P., 2007, Reproductive health of male Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, BMC Public Health, vol 7, issue 147, BioMed Central Ltd, London UK, pp. 79-84.

McKenzie, D.P., McFarlane, A., Creamer, M.C., Ikin, J.F., Forbes, A.B., Kelsall, H., Clarke, D.M., Glass, D.C., Ittak, P., Sim, M.R., 2006, Hazardous or harmful alcohol use in Royal Australian Navy veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: Identification of high risk subgroups, Addictive Behaviors, vol 31, issue 9, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Kidlington UK, pp. 1683-1694.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Leder, K.S., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J.F., McFarlane, A., 2006, Medically evaluated psychological and physical health of Australian Gulf War veterans with chronic fatigue, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol 60, issue 6, Elsevier, Inc., The Netherland, pp. 575-584.

Glass, D.C., Sim, M.R., Kelsall, H., Ikin, J.F., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Ittak, P., 2006, What was different about exposures reported by male Australian Gulf War veterans for the 1991 Persian Gulf War, compared with exposures reported for other deployments?, Military Medicine, vol 171, issue 7, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, USA, pp. 632-638.

Kelsall, H., Macdonell, R., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J., Ittak, P., 2005, Neurological status of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War and the effect of medical and chemical exposures, International Journal of Epidemiology, vol 34, issue 4, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 810-819.

Ikin, J.F., McKenzie, D.P., Creamer, M.C., McFarlane, A.C., Kelsall, H.L., Glass, D.C., Forbes, A.B., Horsley, K.W.A., Harrex, W.K., Sim, M.R., 2005, War zone stress without direct combat: the Australian naval experience of the Gulf War, Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol 18, issue 3, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., USA, pp. 193-204.

McKenzie, D.P., Ikin, J.F., McFarlane, A.C., Creamer, M.C., Kelsall, H., Glass, D.C., Ittak, P., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., 2004, Psychological health of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: an assessment using the SF-12, GHQ-12 and PCL-S, Psychological Medicine, vol 34, issue 8, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 1419-1430.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J.F., Ittak, P., Abramson, M.J., 2004, Respiratory health status of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War and the effects of exposure to oil fire smoke and dust storms, Thorax, vol 59, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 897-903.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., Glass, D.C., McKenzie, D.P., Ikin, J.F., Abramson, M.J., Blizzard, L., Ittak, P., 2004, Symptoms and medical conditions in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: relation to immunisations and other Gulf War exposures, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 61, issue 12, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 1006-1013.

Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Mackinnon, A.J., Kelsall, H., McFarlane, A.C., Ikin, J.F., Glass, D.C., Sim, M.R., 2004, The health of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: factor analysis of self-reported symptoms, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 61, issue 12, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 1014-1020.

Ikin, J.F., Sim, M.R., Creamer, M.C., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Kelsall, H., Glass, D.C., McFarlane, A.C., Abramson, M.J., Ittak, P., Dwyer, T., Blizzard, L., Delaney, K.R., Horsley, K.W., Harrex, W.K., Schwarz, H., 2004, War-related psychological stressors and risk of psychological disorders in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 185, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, pp. 116-126.

Kissane, D.W., Bloch, S., Smith, G.C., Miach, P.P., Clarke, D.M., Ikin, J.F., Love, A., Ranieri, N., McKenzie, D.P., 2003, Cognitive-existential group psychotherapy for women with primary breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial, Psycho-Oncology, vol 12, issue 6, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 532-546.

Ikin, J.F., Fritschi, L., Sim, M.R., 2002, Reproducibility of Survey Results from a Study of Occupation-Related Respiratory Health in the Aluminium Industry, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, vol 17, issue 11, Taylor & Francis Health Sciences, USA, pp. 774-782.

Kissane, D.W., Clarke, D.M., Ikin, J., Bloch, S., Smith, G.C., Vitetta, L., McKenzie, D.P., 1998, Psychological morbidity and quality of life in Australian women with early-stage breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 169, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Ltd, North Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 192-196.

Conference Proceedings

McKenzie, D.P., McFarlane, A.C., Creamer, M.C., Ikin, J.F., Forbes, A.B., Kelsall, H., Clarke, D.M., Glass, D.C., Ittak, P., Sim, M.R., 2006, Hazardous or harmful alcohol use in Royal Australian Navy veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: identification of high risk subgroups, Australian Epidemiologist, 18 September 2006 to 19 September 2006, Australian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 67.

Kelsall, H., Ikin, J.F., McKenzie, D.P., Glass, D.C., Forbes, A.B., Sim, M.R., 2006, The effect of other deployments in assessing the health of Australian Gulf War Veterans, Australian Military Medicine, 18 October 2006 to 22 October 2006, Australian Military Medicine Association, Hobart Tas Australia, pp. 21-22.

Ikin, J., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., 2005, Combat severity, low rank, and Army service associated with psychological ill-health in Australia?s Korean War veterans five decades after return from the war, Australasian Epidemiologist, 5-7 October 2005, Australasian Epidemiology Association, NSW Australia, pp. 48-49.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Leder, K.S., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J., McFarlane, A., 2005, Medical evaluation of the physical and psychological health of Australian Gulf War veterans with chronic fatigue, 2005 AMMA (Australian Military Medical Association) Conference Proceedings, 14-16 October 2005, AMMA, Launceston Australia, p. 16.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Leder, K.S., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J., McFarlane, A., 2005, Medically evaluated chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, Australasian Epidemiologist, 5-7 October 2005, Australasian Epidemiology Association, NSW Australia, p. 51.

Ikin, J., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., 2005, War deployment factors associated with poor health five decades later - results from the Health Study 2005 Australian veterans of the Korean War, 2005 AMMA (Australian Military Medical Association) Conference Proceedings, 14-16 October 2005, AMMA, Launceston Australia, p. 16.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., Glass, D.C., McKenzie, D.P., Blackman, J.F., Abramson, M.J., Blizzard, L., Ittak, P., 2003, Symptoms and medical conditions in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: relationship to immunisations and other gulf war exposures, Australasian Epidemiologist, 22 September 2003 to 23 September 2003, Australian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne Australia, p. 28.

Glass, D.C., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Kelsall, H., Blackman, J.F., Ittak, P., Sim, M.R., 2003, What was different about exposures during the 1991 Gulf War compared to other deployments?, Australian Epidemiologist, 22 September to 23 September 2003, Australian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne Australia, p. 54.

Kissane, D.W., Ikin, J., Clarke, D.M., Bloch, S., 1998, Psychosocial morbidity in 303 women with early stage breast cancer, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Melbourne Vic 24-28 May 1998, Blackwell Science Asia Pty Ltd, Carlton Vic Australia, p. A76.